Lancia and Chery A168

[Liuhao]

bro there are some chinese who always think they are more superior than other chinese...to the extend that they forgot they are chinese themselves and what chinese is all about...

[Calford]

Company like Chery Automobile is a fast growing Automobile company, they are taking a very aggressive approach. Aiming to be one of the top automobile in the world.

 

"Chery Automobile is an automobile manufacturer in People's Republic of China. It is owned by the local government of Wuhu, and produced about 188,000 vehicles in 2005. Chery was founded in 1997 to prop up the economy in remote Wuhu. The company was not able to obtain a license to produce vehicles for sale in all of China, but was saved by an order for taxis by the local government. In 2001, Shanghai Automotive Industry Company (SAIC) invested in the company, allowing it to use SAIC's national retail sales license. In 2003, Chery founded a research and development organization, quickly designing its own 3- and 4-cylinder engines. However, Chery was also sued by GM Daewoo for copying that company's Chevrolet Spark (a.k.a. Daewoo Matiz). Chery claims that they licensed the vehicle design prior to General Motors' purchase of Daewoo. Chery was able to scout a number of key engineers from South Korea's Daewoo motor during its bankruptcy proceeding in 2001~2002, who took a complete set of plans with them and went on to create Daewoo vehicles at Chery. The copied vehicles are Daewoo Matiz(Chery QQ) mini car and Daewoo Magnus(Chery Oriental Son) mid-size sedan. They are exact replicas of Daewoos, being able to swap door panels and key components between them. Both Matiz and Magnus are currently sold as Chevrolets outside of South Korea and Vietnam. Its expected that the Chery QQ wil hit the markets in europe in 2006, the introduction price is expected at 5000,= Euro's, making it the cheapest car in Europe together with the Dacia Logan. In 2005, Chery started export of right hand drive vehicles to Malaysia. The rebadged Chery A15, is to be powered by BMWs Tritec engine.

 

 

 

Despite its humble beginning, Chery has achieved many unlikely breakthroughs and become the fastest growing independent automaker in China. Chery is committed to developing world-class automobiles via cooperation with top engineering firms such as Lotus Engineering of the U.K, and Mitsubishi Automotive Engineering of Japan, and leading auto designing firms such as Bertone and Pininfarina of Italy. In its relentless pursuit of quality, Chery adopts DURR Paint Systems in its paint shop in 2004. In 2005, as a groundbreaking event for Chinese automotive industry, Chery starts producing China

[Laxidate]

No,he driving a seifeilou now.I can confirm AAA because its on the 1999 SUnny Cefiro launch brochure.quoting"...the Sunny VIP which was rated AAA for its safety...'While the beloved VIP is in the scrapyard.

Edited February 23, 2007 by Laxidate

[Seanboi]

Scrap or export? I c all those driving Sunny/Corolla den most of them upgrade to 2.0L n above liao.

[Laxidate]

Trade In.DUnno scrap/export/taxi/sent to UK for TG to blow up/unthinkable.

http://www.nasva.go.jp/mamoru/english/2000/e00f026.htmlResults for Nissan Sunny VIP.good right?

Edited February 24, 2007 by Laxidate

[Seanboi]

Yea. The tow truck came to tow away ur car?

 

One more ting to add, this car's exhaust pipe alwaes kena curb. I tink urs the chrome muffler cutter came off liao?

[Laxidate]

Yes.I tink our car didn't come with a chrome muffler.Btw,when we said bye-bye,It had 2 Holes in the exhaust!SO its a Holelicks 3-in-1

[Seanboi]

How come gt 2 holes in the exhaust?

 

White is dam nice for the car.

[Julian]

Come on dude, they got to start somewhere right. Japan was never original right from the start but watch where they are right now. Look at the imported brand computers that are selling in the market right now, the majority of them has a 'Made In China' sticker behind, including the Apple Mac Book which my son bought last month.

 

I remember Japanese cars in the past are European copies. Datsun uses Austin engine if i m not wrong in the past.

[Porche]

nice car

[Laxidate]

Things look best at the end of their life...

Edited February 25, 2007 by Laxidate

[Laxidate]

Made a mistake.Its nt trade In

[Ahhuat]

that's a licensed copy.

 

there is a difference.

[Dannychan26]

whaaa better dun anyhow buy lah wait till the brands more stable 1st. Nt cheap to buy car u know